Huainan was also unsettled. Qin Zongquan had been suppressed by Zhu Wen in the northern war and could not raise his head at all. Zhao Deqian defected to Zhu Wen again, and Sun Ru refused to listen to his orders. Qin Zongquan had to plunder Huainan to maintain military supplies.

In the name of Gao Pian, Lu Yongzhi ordered Bi Shiduo, the military envoy in the left wing of Huainan, to lead troops north to garrison Gaoyou to resist the Qin clan power.

However, Lu Yongzhi took Bi Shiduo's wives and concubines while Bi Shiduo was out fighting. Bi Shiduo was naturally furious and wanted to unite people from various states and counties to fight back to Yangzhou and kill Lu Yongzhi, Zhang Shou and others. But he was afraid of insufficient troops and did not dare to act rashly.

Gaoyou guard Zhang Xiong is Bi Shiduo's in-laws. Bi Shiduo's daughter married Zhang Xiong's son. Gaoyou is under the jurisdiction of Luzhou and belongs to Yang Xingmi's deployment. Zhang Xiong was also an old subordinate who followed Yang Xingmi and Huang Chao.

Under his subordinates, Bi Shiduo was also Huang Chao's general, so Bi Shiduo had always been good friends with Yang Xingmi and Zhang Xiong. Back then, Bi Shiduo cooperated with Yang Xingmi to ambush Gao Pian on the Yangtze River. Bi Shiduo was captured to cover Yang Xingmi, and Yang Xingmi was also seriously injured by Gao Pian.

, and gave up martial arts.

Later, Bi Shiduo had no choice but to surrender to Gao Pian. Yang Xingmi was deprived of his martial arts and could only practice it again. He returned to his hometown in Luzhou (Hefei, Anhui) and lived in seclusion for two years. Later, he joined the imperial army and was assigned to garrison in Shuofang. Returning to Luzhou

The Queen of Zhou incited the defenders of Luzhou to kill the governor, military envoys and others, and served as the governor of Luzhou. From then on, he took root in Luzhou and developed his power everywhere.

Zhang Xiong is an old subordinate of Yang Xingmi. Due to his superb swordsmanship, he is nicknamed Zhang Shenjian in the world. The title of this sword is not just blown away. Even Bi Shiduo, who is very conceited, feels ashamed. The two have been friends for many years.

, and they are in-laws, so if Bi Shiduo wants to attack Yangzhou, he must discuss it with Zhang Xiong.

Zhang Xiong also despised Lu Yongzhi's character, but he kept it in mind and refused to agree to Bi Shiduo's request. He reported the situation to Yang Xingmi first.

Yang Xingmi received a secret report. He originally intended to occupy Huainan, but due to lack of troops, Bi Shiduo wanted to send troops to attack Yangzhou, which happened to follow his wish. But where was Yangzhou? Gao Pian, Lu Yongzhi and others operated there for several years.

How could Bi Shiduo's two or three thousand soldiers and horses be able to defeat it?

Not to mention the 70,000 to 80,000 troops in Huainan, there were more than 10,000 people in Guangling City, the seat of Yangzhou. Bi Shiduo's attack on Yangzhou would undoubtedly be a moth to the fire, so Yang Xingmi asked Zhang Xiong to wait and see what happened and temporarily stabilize Bi Shiduo.

Zhang Xiong received a secret letter from Yang Xingmi and said to Bi Shiduo: "Lu Yongzhi has exclusive power, and the people of Huainan are complaining. But the situation is stronger than the people. The army in Huainan is under the control of Lu Yongzhi. We have less than 3,000 troops, aren't we?"

Hitting an egg against a stone?"

Bi Shiduo said: "My brother-in-law, please don't worry about this. Huaikou guard general Zheng Hanzhang is my good friend, and he hates Lu Yongzhi deeply. I have sent him a secret letter, and I think there will be a reply in the next two days."

Qin Yan, the observer envoy to Xuanzhou, and I were both generals under King Huang, and we were close friends. I have informed him that we will jointly attack Yangzhou. I promised to make him the military envoy to Huainan after we captured Yangzhou, and he has already agreed to send three troops.

Thousands of elite troops raided Yangzhou, and if we join forces with several groups, we will definitely be able to capture Guangling City. When the garrison troops from various places heard that we were going to kill Lu Yongzhi, they would definitely not send troops to rescue him."

When Zhang Xiong heard that Qin Yan had come to join in the fun, he knew that his chances of winning in Guangling had increased.

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Chapter completed!